The Supreme Court of India refuses to order that the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination be held in computer-based test (CBT) format, instead of the pen-and-paper mode. The decision comes after the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG held on May 3 for medical admissions over allegations of a large-scale paper leak. Multiple sources report that a bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Aravind Kumar did not accept a plea seeking a CBT retest on June 21, filed by RJD MP Sudhakar Singh and others. The court cited that NTA is already facing “too many problems” and indicated that changing the examination mode at this stage would create practical difficulties. The bench also noted that the examination was already cancelled and is now being re-conducted. While the court does not order a CBT retest, a June 21 retest remains scheduled. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is reported to be investigating the alleged paper leak as part of the case related to the May 3 examination.
Supreme Court declines CBT mode for NEET-UG 2026 retest
The Supreme Court of India refuses to order that the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination be held in computer-based test (CBT) format, instead of the pen-and-paper mode. The decision comes after the National T...
- NTA cancels the NEET-UG held on May 3 for medical admissions due to allegations of a paper leak.
- The Supreme Court refuses a plea to conduct the NEET-UG 2026 re-test in CBT (computer-based test) mode.
- The plea seeks a CBT retest scheduled for June 21; the court does not order the change in format.
- The CBI is investigating the alleged paper leak.
- NEET-UG re-test is reported to be scheduled for June 21 in the existing pen-and-paper mode.
The Supreme Court of India has declined to direct the National Testing Agency to conduct the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination in a computer-based test (CBT) format, observing that changing the mode at this stage would create practical difficulties.
2 months agoThe plea arises from the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026, originally conducted on May 3, following allegations of a large-scale paper leak
2 months agoOn May 12, the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG held on May 3 for medical admissions amid allegations of paper leak.
2 months agoThe Supreme Court on Monday refused to accept a plea seeking the conduct of the NEET-UG 2026 re-test on June 21 in computer-based test mode, saying the National Testing Agency is already faced with too many problems. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Aravind Kumar, which posted the plea by RJD MP Sudhakar Singh and others for hearing on July 27, refused to order the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET-UG, in computer-based test (CBT) mode instead of the existing pen-and-paper method. On May 12, the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG held on May 3 for medical admissions amid allegations of paper leak. The CBI is currently investigating the matter, and a retest is scheduled for June 21. "There is no question of conducting the re-examination in CBT mode. They (the NTA) are already having too many problems. The examination was cancelled, and now it is being re-conducted. Either we dismiss this petition now or after the ...
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